Where does “grapeskin” come from?

grapeskin (English) comes from English grape, from Middle English grape, from Old French grappe, from Old French graper, from Old French grap, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grapeskin (English): The skin of a grape

Definitions

  1. The skin of a grape

Ancestry of “grapeskin”, step by step

grapeskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrapeA small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit,...
2Middle Englishgrape
3Old Frenchgrappegrappling hook; fruits or flowers together
4Old Frenchgraperto pick grapes
5Old Frenchgraphook
6Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
8Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep-